née Creighton Born Hamilton Township, Upper Canada (Ontario) 1874 – attended a rally of the American Temperance Crusade Founded the Women’s Christain Temperance Union and became first president. 1889 became lifetime honourary president of the Women’s Christain Temperance Union Her autobiography is called : Campai..

1933 – William Wrigley III, born on the 21st of January in Chicago, Illinois. was President of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, founded by his grandfather William Wrigley, Jr. 1961 – The company enjoyed a substantial lead in the chewing gum industry during his early years with the firm, by the time he assumed the ..

1858 – Born on January 18th in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. American physician and founder of Provident Hospital in Chicago, credited with the first successful heart surgery. 1883 – Williams graduated from Chicago Medical College. 1884-1893 – He served as surgeon for the South Side Dispensary and physician for the Protestant Orphan Asylum. – In ..

1787 – Shaka was the son of Senzangakona, chieftain of the Zulu, and Nandi, an orphaned princess of the neighboring Langeni clan. 1802 – The Langeni drove Nandi out, and she finally found shelter with the Dletsheni, a sub-clan of the powerful Mtetwa. 1810 – When Shaka was 23, Dingiswayo, the Mtetwa paramount chieftain, called ..

1875 – He was born on the 14th day of January this year. 1953 – He received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "reverence for life" 1906 – He published his first major work, “The quest of the Historical Jesus.” 1908 – He advocated this new style, which has ..

1942 – Dame Anita Perella Roddick, DBE born on the 23rd of October in Littlehampton, Sussex, England. She is the founder of The Body Shop, a cosmetics company dedicated to producing and retailing ethical beauty products. 1970 – Married, Gordon Roddick. 1976 – She founded The Body Shop in Littlehampton, England. 1990 – She founded ..

1946 – Born on September 30th in Vichy, France. A UFO cult leader who maintains a cloning laboratory. Raël, a Frenchman and former motor sport journalist and race-car driver whose parents, the Vorilhons, called him Claude. 1971 – Married to Christine Vorilhon "Marie-Paul Cristini". 1973 – He claims that on December 13th, he was in ..